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perhaps during one of their expeditions into the district in the first 
century A.D. 
The section of the three roadways in the south-east entrance, of 
which a photograph was shown last year, pointed to three occupations 
of the hill fort—the fourth century one and two of earlier date. 
This year’s investigations afford similar evidence from other directions, 
but it is not yet possible to apportion the superincumbent roadways 
found to the various constructions and destructions of entrances, of 
ramparts, and of ditches that have since been unearthed ; in particular, 
a massive wall which suggests a still earlier entrance than that con- 
taining the three superincumbent roadways has been brought to light, 
eighteen feet to the east of the latter. It is hoped that this apportion- 
ment may be accomplished by future excavations. 
Although this year’s work has advanced our knowledge of this 
extensive site by several steps, the explorers feel that they are only 
on the threshold of an investigation which promises much information 
about a dark period in the early history of Wales. 
Prehistoric Site at Bishop’s Stortford.—Report of the Committee, 
consisting of Professor W. RipGeway (Chairman), Dr. 
W. L. H. DuckwortH (Secretary), Professor W. Boyp 
Dawkins, Dr. A. C. Happon, and Dr. W. H. Marerr Tims, 
appointed to co-operate with a Local Committee in the excava- 
tion thereon. 
On Wednesday, May 7, Dr. Haddon and the Secretary visited Bishop’s 
Stortford at the invitation of the Rey. Dr. Irving, B.A., and with him 
they made an inspection of the site on which the ‘ fossil horse’ was 
found about three and a half years ago. 
The site is at the western side of a meadow about half a mile west 
of the town and at a considerable height above the Stort valley. The 
actual excavation in which the skeleton was found is now a lily-pond. 
A wire fence separates the meadow from the property occupied by Dr. 
Dockray. A small trial trench in the meadow below the pond was 
found to be filled with water. On the actual site there is at present 
no exposure, trench, or section of any kind, further than that furnished 
by the lily-pond itself, so that Dr. Haddon and the Secretary can give 
only a bare statement of its position as described to them, and for 
details must refer to reports already published. It would appear that 
Dr. Dockray may possibly become interested in the meadow adjoining 
his land, and in that event he may carry out extensive levelling or 
scarping. Should this surmise be realised, the interest of the skeleton 
already found calls for the maintenance of as close an inspection as 
possible. ; 
While regretting that there is little to report to the Committee in 
connection with the special object with which it was originally 
appointed, beyond what was reported by Dr. Irving in 1911 at the 
Portsmouth Meeting, Dr. Haddon and the Secretary desire to express 
